Craft Industry Alliance

Craft Industry Alliance was founded in 2015 by Abby Glassenberg and Kristin Link. They each had over a decades' worth of experience as craft industry professionals. They'd been designers and producers, makers and retailers, writers and teachers. Their vision was to build a thriving trade organization that meets the specific needs of today's craft industry professionals and offers an opportunity for makers, suppliers, designers and writers to join together as allies under a united "craft industry" umbrella. In 2019, Kristin moved on from the company, but they remain friends and her vision was an integral part of the organization's foundation.